Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stretch-out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: stretch-out
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A practice of industrial operation, especially in the textile industry, by which workers are required to do additional work without a proportional increase in wages.

noun

A stretch limousine.

Example Sentences

"The strike committee's statement today […] said the “stretchout system has become a scourge and the principal weapon used by the employers to beat the workers into subjection[.]” […] Of the stretch-out, the committee declared: / “We are sick and tired of listening to people tell us that there is nothing we can do about the stretch-out. […]”"
"As time progressed, the Gray Line increased its limo fleet, converted the stretchouts into passenger vehicles (later widely emulated), and brought the first sightseeing buses to the Islands."

Etymology

Deverbal from stretch out.

Inflected Forms

stretch-outs (plural) stretchout (alternative)

Synonyms

speedup

Antonyms

go-slow slowdown work-to-rule

Questions

What does stretch-out mean?: A practice of industrial operation, especially in the textile industry, by which workers are required to do additional work without a proportional increase in wages.
Where does stretch-out come from?: Deverbal from stretch out.

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